Jai VijayRaya !!!
Om Sri Raghavendraya Namaha !!!
Jai Bedi Anjaneya !!!
Jai Bedi Anjaneya !!!
JAI SRIRAM !!!
Chakarabja Mandala
SriMadAcharya in TantraSaraSangraha has declared "Poojascha Bhagavan nityam Chakrabja mandale"; everyday wherever/whenever possible Chakrabja Mandala rangoli has to be drawn and the Saligrama/Devara Pooje has to be done on this rangoli.
This is a transliteration of Sri 1008 Suvidyendra Teertharu's "Chakrabja Mandala" audio discourse.
There are seven valayas(circles) in this Mandala. We will start from the centre and then away for the centre for the next Valayas.
First Valaya
a) A circle ( Kankana Akara) is drawn;
b) The word "Grini" is written in the middle; Om is written to the left and right side of this.
Grini has been described as Surya Mandala roopa in TantraSaraSangraha. Grini also means Dayalu or compassionate one.
aayathAbhyAm vishAlAbhyAm shIthalAbhyAm kRupAnidhE
karuNAmRutha pURNAbhyAm lOchanAbhyAm vilOkaya
SriHari has MahaLakshmi as his consort; he has absolutely no need for our limited pooja; but still out of his compassion for us... he accepts our Pooja.
c) The Swara Aksharas Am and Aha are written to the top and bottom of Grini respectively.
Am is an abbreviation for Anta - which means SriHari; starting from Trina jeevas if one goes up the tartamya; the final one is Paramatma (Sarvothamma) - Ekanta ( no-one above SriHari )
Aha means ArdhaGarbha - which represents BhartiRamana MukhyaPrana - Ardha means MukhyaPranaDevaru - Aa + Dha + ra - One who samruddhi of Gyana - ArdhaGarbha - means
BharatiRamana MukhyaPrana antargata SriHari
d) This circle is enclosed in a triangle.
There are several aspects to this triangle ( ordering is ...)
i) Shree (Shreem), Bhu (Kleem) and Durga ( Hreem)
ii) IcchaShakti, KriyaShakti and GyanaShakti
iii) Annirudha Roopa; Sankarshana and Pradyumna.
iv) Vyaghrati Bhu , Bhuvaha and Suvaha
v) Vishva, Taijasa and Praajna roopa
vi) Sattva guna; Rajas and tamas ( also shows that one should increase sattva and keep rajas and tamas away )
vii) SriHari is called Tridahama in Vishnu Sahasra Nama; KsheeraSagara , Anantasana and Vaikunta
viii) Vishnu, Brahma and Rudra
SriHari will always be with his parivar apart from MahaLakshmi; his own roopas for his parivar "Svamurthy gana madhyagaha".
All these chintane has to be done for this Valaya.
Second Valaya
a)Cirumscribing the triangle of the first valaya; a circle is drawn; this creates 3 segmental areas.
The order is ... top left, top right and bottom
i) Surya Mandala, Chandra Mandala and Agni Mandala
ii)
Narayana represented by Lam in Surya Mandal provides nourishment for all animals and plants
Krishna represented by Ram in Chandra Mandal provides nourishment for plants
Narasimha represented by Yam in Agni Mandal provides nourishment and provides body heat continuously.
Through Surya, Chandra and Agni SriHari constantly looks after us; this is tattva to be understood here.
iii) Eyes and mouth of SriHari ( one eye has surya; the other chandra and the mouth fire )
iv)
a) Chandra Mandala - Khari beechi
Agni Mandala- Ratha beechi
Surya Mandala - Aja beechi
The speed refers to the speed of the sun's movement. In 4 months it goes slow means sun sets late means summer; in medium days and nights are same length so it's
monsoon and in fast months the sun sets early means it's winter.
b) Four rashis per Mandala ( 2+2)
Chandra Manadala - Mesh, Vrishaba,Mithun, Kathaka ( Summer)
Agni Mandala - Simha, Kanya, Tula, Vrishchika ( Monsoon )
Surya Mandala - Dhanush, Makara,Kumbha, Meena ( Winter )
Third Valaya
a) A Shatkona (six pointed figure) is drawn with the second valaya circumscribed ( 2 triangles; one straight and one inverted )
MadhuMadhava - Kaal roopi paramatma
i) Six ritus and 2 months each
Vasant - Chaitra and Vaisakha - Spring - Mar to May
Grishma - Jyeshta and Aashaada - Summer - May to Jul
Varsha - Shravana and Bhadrapada - Monsoon - Jul to Sep
Sharad - Ashwija and Kartika - Autumn - Sep to Nov
Hemant - Margashirsha and Paushya - Pre-Winter - Nov to Jan
Shishir - Magha and Phalguna - Winter - Jan to Mar
ii) Sixty samvatsaras spread across 6 nodes; 10 samvatsaras at each node
1 Prabhava , 2 Vibhava ,3 Shukla ,4 Pramodoota ,5 Prajothpatti ,6 A-ngirasa ,7 Shri-mukha ,8 Bha-va ,9 Yuva ,10 Dha-ta
11 I-shvara,12 Bahudha-nya ,13 Prama-thi ,14 Vikrama ,15 Vrusha ,16 Chitrabha-nu ,17 Svabha-nu ,18 Ta-rana ,19 Pa-rthiva ,20 Vyaya
21 Sarvajith ,22 Sarvadha-ri ,23 Virodhi ,24 Vikruti ,25 Khara ,26 Nandana ,27 Vijaya ,28 Jaya ,29 Manmatha ,30 Durmukhi
31 Hevilambi,32 Vilambi ,33 Vika-ri ,34 Sha-rvari ,35 Plava ,36 Shubhakruth ,37 Shobhakruth ,38 Krodhi ,39 Vishva-vasu ,40 Para-bhava
41 Plavanga,42 Ki-laka ,43 Saumya ,44 Sa-dha-rana ,45 Virodhikruth ,46 Paridha-vi ,47 Prama-deecha ,48 A-nanda ,49 Ra-kshasa ,50 Nala
51 Pingala ,52 Ka-layukthi ,53 Siddha-rthi ,54 Raudri ,55 Durmathi ,56 Dundubhi ,57 Rudhirodga-ri ,58 Rakta-kshi ,59 Krodhana ,60 Akshaya
iii) Ritu Niyamaka Parmatma Roopas
Vasant Ritu - Veda Vyasa
Grishma Ritu - Annirudha
Varsha Ritu - Pradyumna
Sharad Ritu - Sankarashna
Hemant Ritu - Vasudeva
Shishir Ritu - Narayana
iv) Masa niyamaka roopas
Chaitra - Vishnu Vaishaka - Madhusudhana
Jyeshta - Trivikrama Aashaada - Vamana
Shravana - Sreedhara Bhadrapada - Hrishikesh
Ashwin - Padmanabha Kartika - Damodara
Margashisha - Keshava Paushya - Narayana
Magha - Madhava Phalguna - Govinda
v) Each Samvatsara has a niyamaka roopa of SriHari; if it is difficult to remember these... then each samvatsara has a SriHari roopa with the same name
For ex. Prabhava Samavatsara has a Prabhava namaka Sri Hari roopa; Vibhava has Vibhava roopa so on ...
1 Prabhava , 2 Vibhava ,3 Shukla ,4 Pramodoota ,5 Prajothpatti ,6 A-ngirasa ,7 Shri-mukha ,8 Bha-va ,9 Yuva ,10 Dha-ta
11 I-shvara,12 Bahudha-nya ,13 Prama-thi ,14 Vikrama ,15 Vrusha ,16 Chitrabha-nu ,17 Svabha-nu ,18 Ta-rana ,19 Pa-rthiva ,20 Vyaya
21 Sarvajith ,22 Sarvadha-ri ,23 Virodhi ,24 Vikruti ,25 Khara ,26 Nandana ,27 Vijaya ,28 Jaya ,29 Manmatha ,30 Durmukhi
31 Hevilambi,32 Vilambi ,33 Vika-ri ,34 Sha-rvari ,35 Plava ,36 Shubhakruth ,37 Shobhakruth ,38 Krodhi ,39 Vishva-vasu ,40 Para-bhava
41 Plavanga,42 Ki-laka ,43 Saumya ,44 Sa-dha-rana ,45 Virodhikruth ,46 Paridha-vi ,47 Prama-deecha ,48 A-nanda ,49 Ra-kshasa ,50 Nala
51 Pingala ,52 Ka-layukthi ,53 Siddha-rthi ,54 Raudri ,55 Durmathi ,56 Dundubhi ,57 Rudhirodga-ri ,58 Rakta-kshi ,59 Krodhana ,60 Akshaya
vi) Six letter Mantra ( MahaMantra - Om Vishnave Namaha - Sha+Na should be split )
Om Vim Om - Poorna Gyanaatma - hrudaya Namha
Om Sham Om - Poorna Aishwaryatma - shirase swaha
Om Nam Om - Poorna Prabhatma - shikha vashat
Om Vem Om - Poorna Anandatma - kavacha ham
Om Nam Om - Poorna Tejatma - netrabhyam vaushat
Om Mam Om - Poorna Shaktyatma - astraya phat
Fourth Valaya Inner
i) Circumscribing this six pointed figure draw a circle; this creates six segments.
ii) In the six corners lie the 51 matrika roopas of SriHari.
a aa ka kha da dha ma ya
i ii uu uu ga gha na ta ra la
ru ruu lru lruu Na cha tha dha va sha
ai aii cha ja da na pa sa
oo oou cha nya pa fa da na
am aha ta tha ba bha ksha
If you go around 4 times you cover all the 51 roopas
For SriHari always 4 pradikshinas; Surya 7 pradikshinas for Rudra half a Pradikshna ( old Rudra temples have an exit immideately after half a pradikshana)
am Ajaya Namaha
aam Anandaya Namaha
im Indraya Namaha
iim Ishanaya Namaha
um Ugraya Namaha
uum Urjaya Namaha
rum Rutambaraya Namaha
ruum Rugaghaya Namaha
lrum Lrushaya Namaha
lruum Lrujaya Namaha
aim Ekatamane Namaha
Aiim Airaaya Namaha
om Ojobrute Namaha
oum Ourasaaya Namaha
am Antaya Namaha
aha Ardha-garbhaya Namaha
kam Kapilaya Namaha
Kham Khapataye Namaha
gam Garudasanaaya Namaha
dam Dharmaaya Namaha
Nasharya Namaha
cham Chaarvangaya Namaha
chham chhandogabhyaam Namaha
jam Janaardhanaaya Namaha
jham Jhaatitaaraye Namaha
nam Namaaya Namaha
tham Tankine Namaha
thham Thalkaaya Namaha
dam Darkaaya Namaha
dham Dharine Namaha
Nam Naatmane Namaha
tam Taaraya Namaha
tham Tabhaaya Namaha
dam Dandine Namaha
dham Dhanvine Namaha
pam Paraaya Namaha
fam Faline Namaha
bam Baline Namaha
bham Bhagaaya Namaha
mam Manave Namaha
yam Yagnaya Namaha
ram Raamaya Namaha
lam Lakshmipataye Namaha
vam Varaaya Namaha
sham Shantasamvide Namaha
sham Shadgunaaya Namaha
sam Saaraatmane Namaha
ham Hamsaaya Namaha
lam Laalukaaya Namaha
ksham LakshmiNarasimhaya Namaha
Fourth Valaya Outer
i) One more circle around this
ii)eight petalled lotus on this ( ashta dala padma )
a) Om Na Mo Na Ra Ya Na Ya ( Ashtakshara Mantra is written in each of the petal)
There are infinite forms of Omkara; SriMadAcharya has specified eight parts of the Omkara and the Bhagavad roopas associated with each roopa
Aa-Vishva
Uu-Taijasa
Ma-Prajna
Nada - Turya
Bindu - Aatma
Ghosha - Antaratma
Shanta - Paramatma
Atishanta - Gyanatma
From each of these eight roopas; the Narayana Ashtakshara was brought forth.
b) Write Nava Grahas; start with Shani from the top. Surya is represented by Ghrini in the centre; the remaining eight grahas are distributed in the eight dalas.
Vishva controls Shani
Taijas controls Rahu
Prajna controls Guru
Turya controls Budha
Aatma controls Shukra
Antaratma controls Chandra
Paramatma controls Kuja
Gyanatma controls Ketu
Ghrini has two meanings Bimba Roopa as well as SuryaMandala antargata Narayana. So while worshipping at home; Bimba roopa chintane can be done, if outside then SUrya
Mandala antargata Narayana.
Fifth Valaya
a) Draw a circle circumscribing these eight petals
b) This creates eight empty spaces between the fourth and fifth valaya
i) Place the eight parts of Omkara along with Paramatma roopas
Aa-Vishva
Uu-Taijasa
Ma-Prajna
Nada - Turya
Bindu - Aatma
Ghosha - Antaratma
Shanta - Paramatma
Atishanta - Gyanatma
ii) Make the 51 letters into eight groups and write down each group
This is how all the alphabets came out of Narayana Ashtakshara ( from Omkara )
Group I - Vishva - Aakara
a-aha
Group II - Taijasa - Uukara
ka-nya
Group III - Prajna - Makara
cha-nya
Group IV - Turya - Nada
tha-tha-dha-dhha-Na
Group V - Aatma - Bindu
ta-tha da-dha-na
Group VI - Antaratma - Ghosha
pa-fa-ba-bha-ma
Group VII - Paramatma - Shanta
ya-ra-la-va
Group VIII - Gyanatma - Atishanta
sha-sa-ha-la-ksha
iii)
Aakara Upasana - Vishva is niyamaka for Shruti, Kala and avyakta tattva
Uukara Upasana-
Taijasa - niyamka for Panchabhoota
aakaasha - Ganesha -Achyuta-Sukhini
vayu - Vayu - Janardhana-Sugandhi
tejas - agni - Upendra-Sundari
appu - varuna - Hari-Vidya
prithvi - dhara devi - Krishna-Susheela ( different from Dashavatara Krishna this is 24 vyuha roopa Krishna )
Maakara Upasana- Pragnya - niyamaka for PanchGyanIndriya ( Niyamaka for Guru as discussed above )
Shrot - DigDevata - Vishnave
Tvak - AhamPrana - Madhusudhana
Chakush Indriya - Surya - Trivikrama
Rasana - Varuna - Vamana
GyanaIndriya - Ashwini - Sridhara
Nada Upasana - Turiya - niyamaka for Panch KarmaIndriya -
Vak - Agni - Hrishikesh
Pani - Daksha - Padmnabha
Pada - Jayanta - Damodara
Payu - Yama - Sankarshana
Upastha - Mitra - Vasudeva
Bindu Upsana - Aatma - niyamaka for Pancha Tanmatra
Shabdha -
Sparsha -
Roopa -
Rasa -
Gandha -
Ghosha- Anatatma - niyamaka for Pancha Manovritti
Manas ( doubtful nature; problems) - Indra /Kama - Sankarashna
Buddhi ( decision making) - Uma - Pradyumna
Ahankara (I, me ) - Rudra - Annirudha
Chitta ( memory) - Garuda - Vasudeva
Chetana ( past life memory ) - Shesha - Narayana
Shanta - Paramatma - niyamaka for Sapta Dhatu of sthula deha
tvake; charma; mamsa; udheera; medhas; majjasati
AtiShanata - Gyanatma - niyamaka for
a)jagratavaste-swapna avasthe- sushupt avasthe;
b)avyakta tattva, mahhat tattva;ahankara tattva
c)sattva-rajas-tamas;
c) Now draw a twelve petalled lotus around the fifth valaya
i) Distribute Dwadasha akshara mantra in each of the petals
Om -Na-Mo-Bha-Ga-Va-Te-Va-Su-De-Va-Ya
ii) Twelve Rashis in each of petals
Mesha - Keshava
Vrishaba - Narayana
Mithuna - Madhava
Karkataka - Govinda
Simha - Vishnave
Kanya - Madhusudhana
Tula - Trivikrama
Vrishchitika - Vamana
Dhanush - Sridhara
Makara - Hrishikesha
Kumbha - Padmanabha
Meena - Damodara
iii) Distribute Matrika rupas in twelve petals similar to described above
Sixth Valaya
a) Draw a circle touch these tip of the twelve lotuses
b) The 12 spaces created between fifth and sixth valaya
i) 27 Yogas with 4 padas each ( 108 padas )
ii) 27 Nakshatras with 4 padas each ( 108 padas )
c) draw a 24 pettaled lotus around sixth valaya
i) Write Gayatri mantra
ii) Keshavadi Roopas
Seventh Valaya
a) Draw a circle around the tip of the 24 petalled lotus
b) Draw a 51 petalled lotus here
i) Place matrika mantras here
BharatiRamana MukhyaPrana antargata SriKrishnarpanamastu !!!
